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Friday Line-Up

Not long to go now and we wanted to make it really clear whats happening where and when over the duration of the festival. The festival officially starts on Thursday with the VERVE X LOUD POETS SLAM, but the festivals in full swing from Friday.


Friday offers a dynamic mix of workshops, including Speaking the Silences with Scarlett Ward, You Wouldn’t Steal a Poem with Ellora Sutton, Lyric Shame with Susannah Dickey, and Turning Movement into Poetry with Dzifa Benson. The evening features The Pamphlet Hour and a headline event with Dzifa Benson, Anthony Joseph, and Richard Scott, hosted by Helen Bowell.


Poetry Workshops and Events in Birmingham on Friday 14th February;


WORKSHOP: Speaking the Silences – Language of the Lacuna Scarlett Ward 1pm

WORKSHOP: You Wouldn’t Steal a Poem – A Playful Revolution Ellora Sutton 1:30pm


WORKSHOP: Lyric Shame Susannah Dickey 3:30pm


WORKSHOP: Turning Movement into Poetry Dzifa Benson 4pm


POETRY: The Pamphlet Hour Laurie Bolger, Troy Cabida, Betty Doyle, Ellora Sutton 7pm


FRIDAY NIGHT HEADLINE EVENT Dzifa Benson, Anthony Joseph, Richard Scott with host Helen Bowell 8:30pm






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